Rabbi Shergill, iconic musician and lyricist on Pause with Nandini

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When Rabbi Shergill says, ‘write the truest line you know,’ he isn’t only quoting Hemingway. In a way, he is capturing a lifetime’s quest for authenticity. 
In word, in artistic expression , and in navigating a life that didn't always fit into neat boxes. 
In this soulful conversation, he speaks of the awakening of his passion for Panjabi, which for him is the language of love, of his grandmother’s sweet phrases, of poetry rooted in everyday life. 
He says art comes from  an intimate corner of your being and to connect with Delhi is to connect with Delhi’s poetry.  
He speaks of Tolstoy, of Bulleh Shah, Santana, Abida Parveen, of Shiv Batalvi,  of Baba Farid.  
He speaks of his father, an oriental scholar and the only true blue genius that he knew first hand.
He says today we don’t have artists, we have craftsmen, we have algorithms.
We speak of many things in a little over an hour, and in the end, I wonder: do we know Rabbi, the artist and the man any better than we did before?
In some ways, yes, we get a glimpse behind the veil, but yet, much of the enigma remains. 
And in a way, I’m thankful for it.   

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